Tito
A diminutive of Titus, a Roman name of uncertain meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 2,759 living Americans carry the first name Tito. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tito today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tito births was 1974 (99 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tito. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tito with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.8K
~ 1 in 124,231 Americans
Peak year
1974
99 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,848
Tracked since 1909
Census
Tito in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,681 people with the first name Tito, which placed it at #3,602 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,602
National first-name rank
People counted
5.7K
5,681 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
71.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tito
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tito is Hispanic at 71.0%. The next largest groups are Black (12.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tito described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tito at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino71.0% · 4,035
- Black or African American12.2% · 691
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.9% · 506
- White6.2% · 352
- Two or more races1.0% · 59
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 38
Popularity
Tito: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tito from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 664 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tito by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tito during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Titos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Tito, while Ohio, Maryland, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 82 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tito
The name Tito originated from the Latin language and is a diminutive or nickname form of the name Titus. It gained widespread usage during the Roman Empire period. The name Titus itself is derived from the Latin word "titus," meaning "defender" or "protector."
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Tito was Titus Flavius Vespasianus, a Roman emperor who reigned from 79 to 81 AD. He is known for completing the construction of the Colosseum in Rome and suppressing a Jewish revolt in Judea.
The name Tito also has religious significance in Christianity. It appears in the New Testament as the name of St. Titus, a disciple of St. Paul and the first bishop of the island of Crete. St. Titus lived in the 1st century AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Tito was less common but still appeared occasionally. One notable bearer was Tito Vezio, an Italian painter and architect who lived in the 14th century.
In more recent history, Tito was the nickname of Josip Broz (1892-1980), a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman who led the Partisan resistance against the Axis powers during World War II and later became the president of Yugoslavia.
Another famous Tito was Tito Puente (1923-2000), a renowned Puerto Rican musician, composer, and bandleader who is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of Latin jazz and mambo.
Tito Vilanova (1968-2014) was a Spanish professional football player and manager who served as the head coach of FC Barcelona between 2012 and 2013.
Tito Ortiz (born 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and former UFC light heavyweight champion, known for his successful career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
People
Tito + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tito as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tito: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tito?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,759 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tito going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 124,231 US residents.
Is Tito a common name?
We classify Tito as "Rare". It ranks above 94.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,350 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tito most popular?
The single biggest year for Tito was 1974, when 99 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tito is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tito in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,681 people with the name Tito, or 1.88 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,602 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tito in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tito?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tito appears almost entirely male. Of the 5,682 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tito?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tito is Hispanic at 71.0%. The next largest groups are Black (12.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tito most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Tito in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.0% (4,035 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tito in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tito a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tito in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tito still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tito in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tito can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Tito?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.